![]() ![]() They listed things like the state’s low cost of living, no income tax, available jobs and reasonable regulations-all results of conservative pro-Texas policies moved forward by Abbott. We learned that Texans, regardless of race or ethnicity and even most Democrats, are proud of being Texans because, they said, Texas is a state that does things right. ![]() The Texas Public Policy Foundation conducted focus groups last year asking Texans across the state what they believe about the Lone Star State. O’Rourke attacks repeatedly noted that Abbott has been in charge for the last eight years-he clearly thought it was a killer punch.īut he doesn’t understand Texans. The old suggestions by a previously star-struck media that O’Rourke is, somehow, the reincarnation of Bobby Kennedy are laughable after his debate performance. Using his entitled, rich kid persona, he ignored the rules and launched flailing attacks that repeatedly fell flat. O’Rourke clearly went into the debate thinking he would blame Greg Abbott for all that. Texas has had a very difficult couple years, which include the pandemic, a horrifying mass shooting followed by an inexplicable failure to respond by law enforcement, a deadly freeze that paralyzed us and a Supreme Court decision on abortion that has divided Texans. Polls show 54% of Texans think the state is going in the wrong direction. Still, O’Rourke’s prospects seemed good going into the debate. Student outcomes took a back seat to whether the New York City mayor had actually contacted Abbott’s office about busing migrants there.Īnd, of course, they didn’t ask O’Rourke to define what a woman is or if he thinks boys should be allowed to play girl’s sports. Instead, the media’s education questions were focused on the issues teachers’ unions care about-more money for schools and more pay for teachers and retirees. There were also no questions about parental rights and school choice which Abbott and a majority of Texans support and O’Rourke opposes. There were no questions about the Texas energy policy and how O’Rourke’s support for the Green New Deal would cost millions of jobs and devastate the Texas oil and gas industry. With the media in charge, the debate questions on Friday night all leaned in O’Rourke’s favor. ![]()
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